{"id":8277,"date":"2016-07-05T14:54:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T14:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=8277"},"modified":"2019-02-05T23:23:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T23:23:32","slug":"madera-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/california\/madera-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Madera County, California Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

Madera County, California Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Madera County, California<\/strong> (Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on March 11, 1893<\/strong> from Fresno County<\/a> . Madera County was named for the Spanish word that means “timber.” The county derived its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a flume to carry lumber to the railroad there in 1876<\/p>\n\n

Madera County<\/strong> is bordered by Fresno County<\/a> (south & west), Merced County<\/a> (northwest), Mariposa County<\/a> (north), Tuolumne County<\/a> (northeast), Mono County<\/a> (northeast) .<\/p>\n\n

Madera County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Ahwahnee, Bass Lake, Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, Chowchilla, Coarsegold, Fairmead, Knowles, La Vina, Madera, Madera Acres, Nipinnawasee, North Fork, O'Neals, Oakhurst, Parksdale, Parkwood, Raymond, Ripperdan, Rolling Hills, Sugar Pine, Yosemite Lakes .<\/p>\n\n

Since its creation Madera County<\/strong> boundries have changed to include these: <\/p>\n\n